Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths revealed

"(CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. ...

Mexico to dismiss 400 corrupt police officials

In a major crackdown against corruption Mexican government has decided to boot out 400 corrupt police officers. These officers were posted along the Ciudad  Juarez border which is notorious for drug trafficiking. "Some 400 corrupt police officers will be laid off in the...

Buy-To-Let Tax Shock

Her Majesties Inland Revenue fears that UK buy-to-let property owners are not declaring their profits and notification obligations and is now taking tougher action to recover moneys that should have been...

Utah Bans Trademark Keyword Ads

This seems unusually burdensome for search engines, and impractical in general. "The US state of Utah has outlawed the use of other people's trade marks to generate business through search engines. The plan has been called unconstitutional and impractical. In creating a new...

Teenage drinking dens face clampdown

"The local authorities association VNG and food safety body VWA are to clamp down on illegal teenage drinking dens, a spokesman confirmed on Friday. The VWA is charged with making sure Dutch laws on alcoholic...

Korea's 'crackdown culture' - now it's brothels

"Korea loves "crackdowns". Whether designed to tackle the scourge of mobile-phone use while driving or to clamp down on drivers stopping past the white line on the roads, South Korean police revel in crackdowns. As a driver in South Korea for more than six years, I witnessed...

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